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C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 1.00 Percent
Jan. 12, 2012 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate the Bank targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on January 17, 2012. Weak economic indicators in Canada and abroad, and [...]
C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 1.00 Percent
December 1, 2011 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate the Bank targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on December 6, 2011. The risks that Europe’s fiscal problems pose [...]
The Roads Not Taken: Why the Bank of Canada Stayed With Inflation Targeting
2011 – Christopher Ragan
C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 1.00 Percent on October 25, 2011
October 20, 2011 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate the Bank targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on October 25, 2011. The Council further recommended holding the target [...]
Core, What is it Good For? Why the Bank of Canada Should Focus on Headline Inflation
2011 – Philippe Bergevin and Colin Busby
C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 1.00 Percent on September 7, 2011
September 1, 2011 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight interest rate, the very short-term money-market rate the Bank targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on September 7, 2011. The Council further recommended holding the [...]
When Nightmares Become Real: Modelling Linkages between the Financial Sector and the Real Economy in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis
2011 – Philippe Bergevin, Pierre Duguay and Paul Jenkins
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Monetary Policy Events
Tiff Macklem, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
June 2011 Toronto Roundtable: The Global Financial Stability Agenda – What It Means for Canada’s Monetary Policy
Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of Canada
May 2010, Toronto: Celebration of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Initiative
David Longworth, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
February 2010 Toronto Roundtable: The Bank of Canada’s Liquidity Facilities: Past, Present and Future
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